The Stillwater Human Rights Commission invites you to a special event on May 29th at 7 pm at Stillwater City Hall.  

M2M American Stories of Cultural Change 

Come reexamine history through a cultural lens with M2M's DEI and implicit bias training. Journey from America’s birth to the present day, uncovering stories of resiliency and the true spirit of the American Dream. This training isn't just about the past; it's a powerful exploration empowering us to collectively shape a better future.

Attendees will immerse themselves in M2M's educational adventure while, exploring the cultures woven into America's fabric. By bringing history to life and connecting those lessons to today, M2M provides new perspective, deeper understanding and practical strategies for building culture through effective engagement. It's more than a history lesson; it's an opportunity to create stronger, more connected communities for a brighter and more equitable future.

 Learning Objectives:

• Demonstrate understanding of race relations and their impact on policing practices:
• Summarize race and policing in the U.S. in historical context. Discuss the ongoing influence of race relations, strategies to reconcile past injustice, and the importance of fair and impartial policing.
• Identify/analyze policing practices that have historically alienated and angered disadvantaged communities.
• Discuss how policing practices can address historically unjust laws and policies
• Demonstrate understanding of implicit and explicit bias
• Explain the difference between implicit and explicit bias
• Discuss how fear and bias influence officer behavior and police-community interactions
• Identify your own implicit bias and strategies that reduce the negative influence of bias
• Demonstrate understanding of impartial policing
• Describe institutional racism and other forms of bias in the U.S. in a historical context, and their effect on culture, justice, crime, and law
• Discuss law enforcement practices that reduce bias and positively influence community
• Reflect on your individual practices and discuss how to apply impartial policing practices in your community